Best of the China Blogs: October 1

–Happy National Day! Major cities will be holding real estate fairs during the holiday this week, and the next month may be crucial for buoying China’s property market. [ChinaStakes]

–Less inflation, fewer environmental pressures and good news for the Communist Party: Looking to make lemonade in China from the lemons of the U.S. financial crisis. [Time China Blog]

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–A peek inside a new Chinese humor magazine, including a translation of some reminiscences on a risqué novel’s circulation among students in the early 1990s. [Danwei]

–Shanghai natives are up in arms after a local radio program criticized them for speaking in the local dialect and acting “superior” towards non-Shanghainese [note: some comments translated from the Chinese may include profanities]. [ChinaSMACK!]

–Another great American export to China: WWE—yes, World Wrestling Entertainment. [Shenzhen Undercover]

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